Mission Package

This trade mission offers a unique opportunity to introduce and extend the reach of your business to the bustling market of Nigeria. We invite you to Join the exclusive business delegates and benefit from the excellent networking opportunity that the Slovenia-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Commerce and Industry Slovenia are providing you and your company within the thriving Nigerian market.

Why be a part of this trade delegation to Nigeria

•Expand your business to one of the key global markets

•Meet with company owners and key decision makers

•Have Direct B2B and B2G meetings

•Introduce your product and services directly to relevant partners in Nigeria

•Establish business and institutional relations as a foundation for future business

•Direct access to businessmen and investors seeking joint-venture partnerships

•Gain insight to priority projects and opportunities for commercial activities in Nigeria that you can partake in.

Participation

Participation is open to companies and Individuals, interested in doing business in Nigeria or seeking partnerships, distributors or representatives.

Participation fee

The fee covers the entire program preparation, the organization of individual meetings, meals, local transport, hotel accommodation, receptions, networking events, visas and flight tickets.

The all inclusive participation fees is in the amount of Euro €2500 per participant

Accommodation in top-rated hotel for approved delegates, Airport pick-up and drop off, Internal transportation, on-site quality meals (breakfasts, lunches & dinners), official visits to numerous Companies, prearranged B2B and B2G meetings with Nigerian Company Directors/representatives

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 20th of September 2015

Cancellation Policy:In case of cancellation, the applicants will be refunded the all inclusive participation fee (2500 EUR). However, any cancellations received after 25th of September, 2015 will not be refunded.

Registration

You can register by filling out the application form and submit it to Slovenia-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce at or Chamber of commerce and industry of Slovenia at

For any additional questions, please contact Fred Uduma (SNCC), T: 040/171-774, E: or Ante Milevoj (GZS), T 01/58 98 162, E: .

Method of payment

Payment can be made by Bank Wire Transfer to

Account name: / Slovenia-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce / Slovensko-Nigerijska-Gospodarska Zbornica
SWIFT: / ABANSI2X
IBAN: / SI56051008013709002
Bank name: / Abanka Vipa d.d.
Bank address: / Slovenska cesta 50, 1517 Ljubljana

Visas, Hotel and Health

Visa

Please note that Slovenian citizens need a visa to enter Nigeria. Your passport must be signed and valid for at least six months beyond the date of the entry into Nigeria (with available blank pages). An onward or return ticket is also required. The visa application can easily be done on your behalf by the Slovenia-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce

The Visa fee is included in the delegate fee. You can obtain it directly by application to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Budapest, Hungary. Website:

Hotel

A block booking will be reserved at the Hotel Presidential in the city of Port Harcourt. Upon registration, an email confirming your hotel reservation(s) will be sent to you at a later date.

Health

Vaccinations are mandatory for Nigeria. We strongly advise you to refer to the Public Health Agency of Slovenia, website: for information on required vaccination and other travel health notices. The mission participants are responsible for their own travel health insurance

certificates (vaccines, etc.) Thus, It is the participant’s responsibility to cover any health-related costs incurred prior and during the mission.

The Slovenia-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce advises the inclusion of international health insurance and high quality travel insurance in the travel plans.

Company objectives and Profile

To better understand your objectives for the mission, we urge you to provide us with sufficient information about your company and your objectives for this mission. Your information will be used for the Directory of Participants and to arrange business-to-business meetings. The Directory of Participants is the main resource used by local business representatives to learn about the companies participating in this mission. Therefore, we strongly recommend you to submit a company profile that promotes your organization to the local audience. The directory will be produced in English and will be made available to all trade mission participants upon arrival, as well as to the local business representatives.

Business-to-business meetings: Meetings will be arranged on a per company basis, and not on an individual basis. (unless otherwise requested by local business partners). In order for us to identify and set up meetings with the appropriate local business partners, please provide as much information as possible on your company’s products, services and objectives.

We will not begin arranging your business meetings until we have received a completed registration package with payment.

The registration form submitted should also include a high resolution logo of your company, a short description in English language, and information about your products, services, and objectives. If your registration form will not be submitted in electronic version, please send the logo and the description to Slovenia-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce at or Chamber of commerce and industry of Slovenia at .

Event Program

Preliminary Program:

Day 1 - 7th October
18:00 / Arrival Port Harcourt: Mission/delegation briefing at the hotel
19:00 / Dinner reception: Presidential Hotel, Garden City, Port Harcout
Day 2 - 8th October
10:00 / Courtesy visit to CHIEF (BAR) EZENWO NYESOM WIKE, Chief Executive Governor of Rivers State, Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Government house
12:00 / Lunch: Networking
Focus on Slovenia
14:00 / Presentation of the Republic of Slovenia / Trade and investment opportunities
Presentation of delegates (Slovenian companies and product/services)
15:00 / Coffee Break
15:30 / One-on-One B2B and B2G meetings
19:00 / Dinner: Networking
Day 3 - 9th October
Focus on Nigeria
10:00 / Presentation of Rivers State, Business opportunities and potential projects in Rivers State
10:30 / Doing Business with Nigeria and The Importance of having a trusted and verified partner
11:00 / Presentation of Nigerian partners/companies
12:00 / Lunch: Networking
14:00 / Individually arranged One-on-One B2B meetings
19:00 / Dinner: Networking
Day 4 - 10th October
9:00 / Alternatively: Optional field visits to companies and project sites within Port Harcourt
12:00 / Lunch: Networking
14:00 / Individual One-on-One B2B meetings
19:00 / Departure